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Ifá Divination, Knowledge, Power, and Performance
Jacob K. Olupona
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Description for Ifá Divination, Knowledge, Power, and Performance
Paperback. Papers from a conference held March 13-16, 2008 at Harvard University. Editor(s): Olupona, Jacob K.; Abiodun, Rowland O. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 390 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
This landmark volume compiled by Jacob K. Olupona and Rowland O. Abiodun brings readers into the diverse world of Ifá—its discourse, ways of thinking, and artistic expression as manifested throughout the Afro-Atlantic. Firmly rooting Ifá within African religious traditions, the essays consider Ifá and Ifá divination from the perspectives of philosophy, performance studies, and cultural studies. They also examine the sacred context, verbal art, and the interpretation of Ifá texts and philosophy. With essays from the most respected scholars in the field, the book makes a substantial contribution toward understanding Ifá and its role in contemporary Yoruba and diaspora cultures.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Condition
New
Series
African Expressive Cultures
Number of Pages
386
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253018908
SKU
V9780253018908
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About Jacob K. Olupona
Jacob K. Olupona is Professor of African Religious Traditions at Harvard Divinity School and Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. He is author of City of 201 Gods: Ile-Ife in Time, Space, and the Imagination and editor of Orisa Devotion as World Religion: The Globalization of Yoruba Religious Culture. Rowland O. Abiodun is John C. Newton Professor of Art, the History of Art, and Black Studies at Amherst College. He is author of Yoruba Art and Language: Seeking the African in African Art and What Follows Six is More than Seven: Understanding African Art.
Reviews for Ifá Divination, Knowledge, Power, and Performance
Ifá Divination, Knowledge, Power, and Performance provides an invaluable glimpse into the richness of indigenous African spiritualities, even when they are transmitted into new geo-cultural environments as African-derived religiosities. . . . This book is a must read.
Reading Religion
Ifá Divination, Knowledge, Power, and Performance is a valuable addition to the scholarly literature on Ifá. The essays, with amazing depth and complexity, situate this practice and the religion it represents into a broader global context.
H-AfrArts
This is a rich book with diverse perspectives converging on Ifa divination as a complex knowledge system. It informs readers new to Ifa studies, challenges experts to question their presuppositions, and does all this with multidisciplinary acuity.
Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft
Reading Religion
Ifá Divination, Knowledge, Power, and Performance is a valuable addition to the scholarly literature on Ifá. The essays, with amazing depth and complexity, situate this practice and the religion it represents into a broader global context.
H-AfrArts
This is a rich book with diverse perspectives converging on Ifa divination as a complex knowledge system. It informs readers new to Ifa studies, challenges experts to question their presuppositions, and does all this with multidisciplinary acuity.
Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft